Every time I write a book, I've probably taken five years off my life.
Rachel Cusk
Recitation: by Male by Female
I was a lawyer for 10 years - a short time, but it molded me into who I am. My clients were little people fighting big corporations, so it was a natural thing to not only represent the little guy but also to pull for him - it's the American way.
John Grisham
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No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
Andre Maurois
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They say that every Jewish person is supposed to love one black person in his life. I'm glad Lorne Michaels chose me.
Tracy Morgan
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If you take into account prisoners, a large majority of African American men in some urban areas, like Chicago, have been labeled felons for life. These men are part of a growing undercaste - not class, caste - a group of people who are permanently relegated, by law, to an inferior second-class status.
Michelle Alexander
LifeMenPeopleLawAmericanYou
We need to not just ask God but thank Him for everything like our health, our family. And ask Him to bless our homes and to always be present in our daily lives. And to keep us safe is most important.
Jose Altuve
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The election result is not a victory that belongs to me or my party.
Chen Shui-bian
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I have played on many teams throughout my career, and I know when a team has the tools, and the right positive attitude towards winning.
Boomer Esiason
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If I do something that depresses, it's not because I'm depressed, but because political life and history is depressing.
Anselm Kiefer
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Serious poetry deals with the fundamental conflicts that cannot be logically resolved: we can state the conflicts rationally, but reason does not relieve us of them.
Allen Tate
PoetrySeriousReasonUsCannot
Turn on, Tune in, Drop out.
Timothy Leary
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Conquer, but don't triumph.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
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I use acting to get away from myself and to live in someone else's skin, and I do singing to get inside my own skin. I need them both for my emotional health.
Lindsey Haun
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